{"id":244078,"date":"2025-10-27T12:23:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/244078\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T12:23:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:23:21","slug":"no-instruction-manual-on-how-to-leave-season-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/244078\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;No instruction manual on how to leave&#8217;| Season 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to another week of \ufeffromance, roses and incredible gowns \u2013 it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/the-golden-bachelor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Golden Bachelor\">Golden Bachelor<\/a> time.<\/p>\n<p>We begin tonight a long way from the mansion, with host <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/the-golden-bachelor\/samantha-armytage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Samantha Armytage\">Samantha Armytage<\/a> and the Golden Bach himself, <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/the-golden-bachelor\/bear-myrden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Bear\">Bear<\/a>, enjoying a leisurely horse ride.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffAh, we&#8217;re on our way to a group date!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/5d2c83c4-e769-49fe-8537-d2aecd53d6a1.jpeg\"   alt=\"The Golden Bachelor 2025 horse riding group date\"\/>Oh hay! (Nine)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stream.9now.com.au\/GI8cx2JI4Wb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Stream episode of The Golden Bachelor Australia on 9Now. \ufeff\">Stream episode of The Golden Bachelor Australia on 9Now.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Group date\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>Bear grew up horse riding and thinks it shows an ability to &#8216;let go&#8217;, so off we trot! And by we, I mean <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/the-golden-bachelor\/terri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Terri\">Terri<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/the-golden-bachelor\/laura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Laura\">Laura<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/the-golden-bachelor\/katrina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Katrina\">Katrina<\/a>,\ufeff <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/the-golden-bachelor\/bianca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Bianca\">Bianca<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/the-golden-bachelor\/lauren-g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Lauren\">Lauren<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/the-golden-bachelor\/kim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Kim\">Kim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lauren, who need I remind you arrived to the mansion on a stallion, thinks she&#8217;s a shoo in for some one-on-one time after this!\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>But just to be really sure, Lauren&#8217;s got her bikini on under her shirt and is willing to take measures into her own hands.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\ufeffI&#8217;m going to take my top off and see if I can get his attention,&#8221; she explains \u2013 and that she does!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/1477572b-a76e-4be0-b679-9dea30633aab.jpeg\"   alt=\"The Golden Bachelor 2025 Lauren\"\/>Gotta do what you gotta do! (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>Then comes a chance to, uh, muster cattle? A real curveball in what is meant to be a romantic stroll, but sure.<\/p>\n<p>Bianca, whose mustering experience simmers down to putting mustard on a burger, has absolutely no idea what she&#8217;s doing.<\/p>\n<p>She spends her time making unconventional noises and wondering why her animal isn&#8217;t moving how she wants it to.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/c06061e8-f99e-418d-91ca-5fa746033b15.png\"   alt=\"The Golden Bachelor Bianca\"\/>&#8220;CH-CH-CH-CHAAA!&#8221; (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>\ufeff&#8221;My horse clearly hates love,&#8221; she laments.<\/p>\n<p>But she keeps trying and yeehawing\ufeff to the end, which impresses Bear enough to secure her alone time.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, she has time to brush her helmet hair before they sit down in a very romantic spot underneath the stars.<\/p>\n<p>In Pictures<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/2025\/10\/21\/11\/06\/australia-2025-behind-the-scenes-dates-in-pictures\" class=\"styles__LinkFigure-sc-1tds0mw-2 demezA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/6230a592-5800-41f7-87df-2cc5c7de50ae.jpeg\"   alt=\"The Golden Bachelor 2025\" class=\"styles__Image-sc-1tds0mw-3 gHFkfX\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Secret dates, unaired drama and moments you didn&#8217;t see on The Golden Bachelor 2025<\/p>\n<p>As one woman goes to extreme lengths to get Bear&#8217;s attention. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/2025\/10\/21\/11\/06\/australia-2025-behind-the-scenes-dates-in-pictures\" class=\"styles__Button-sc-1tds0mw-7 eJOtpF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bear loves that he can have a joke with Bianca, but is hoping some alone time \ufeffwill help them go a little deeper.<\/p>\n<p>She totally gets that and opens up about using humour as a deflection tactic, before revealing her decade-long journey with IVF.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why did you want to have a one-on-one date?&#8221; she finally asks. &#8220;There&#8217;s so many women in this mansion who\ufeff could possibly make you really happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\ufeffAnd you&#8217;re one of them,&#8221; he replies.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/13b3dfa4-1f1a-4690-9716-03ce88ff3671.jpeg\"   alt=\"The Golden Bachelor 2025 Bear and Bianca\"\/>Stop it, we&#8217;re blushing! (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffBear thinks Bianca is special, even if she doesn&#8217;t always see it herself, and to prove that he presents her with a rose.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffAnd a kiss! Weee!<\/p>\n<p>Single date\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>We spy a Bachelor with his guns out!<\/p>\n<p>Bear&#8217;s organised a single date with <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/the-golden-bachelor\/gera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Gera\">Gera<\/a>\ufeff, a successful career woman who wants to find someone to share life with.<\/p>\n<p>The plan is yoga, but not just any yoga:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/f1189338-85e1-4209-b7ab-56f57ee33aa9.jpeg\"   alt=\"The Golden Bachelor 2025 Bear and Gera\"\/>PUPPIES. (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>Once they&#8217;ve enjoyed the dogs and the downward dog, they settle for a picnic under a tree. Bear sure is enjoying his fair share of picnics, isn&#8217;t he?<\/p>\n<p>Gera doesn&#8217;t have children and has focused a lot on her career, so she&#8217;s a little worried about their different life experiences.<\/p>\n<p>But Bear\ufeff respects that, and they&#8217;re now both here in the same place looking for the same thing!<\/p>\n<p>It ends with a gift.<\/p>\n<p>Not a puppy, sadly, but a rose (and another kiss).<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffLadies&#8217; lunch<\/p>\n<p>While Bear and Gera get their yoga on, Sam pops into the mansion for a ladies lunch.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffTime for wine, cheese and some D&amp;Ms.<\/p>\n<p>After horror dating stories, talk turns to first loves and Terri says she used to think her ex-husband was her &#8220;forever&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But one day, her sons came home from a day at the Royal Melbourne Show and said: &#8220;\ufeffMum, we met dad&#8217;s girlfriend today&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/e2bfaf08-6564-4729-902b-2b6f4215bc3a.png\"   alt=\"The Golden Bachelor 2025 Jan and Hamidah\"\/>Ooof. (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>She remembered how she would wake up, drop her children at school then return home to hide in her &#8220;safe space&#8221;\ufeff wardrobe until it was time to pick them up again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then I had a lightbulb moment, going &#8216;\ufeffI deserve more than what he was doing,'&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/a69fdc4f-bad8-446c-a0b2-9294898f8b01.png\"   alt=\"The Golden Bachelor 2025 Terri\"\/>(Nine)<\/p>\n<p>The tale gets even Sam teary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody goes through\ufeff s&#8211;t, and life is hard and messy and there&#8217;s not a person on the planet who doesn&#8217;t feel like that or go through that,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/86331f97-0549-4fe8-b7c3-61004593b007.png\"   alt=\"The Golden Bachelor 2025 Samantha Armytage\"\/>The ladies lunch gets emotional. (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You kind of wear it like a badge of \ufeffhonour. I know I wear some of my grief now like a badge of honour. You&#8217;ve been through crap, you&#8217;ve survived it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/the-golden-bachelor\/jan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Jan\">Jan<\/a> can relate too, as she recounts an ex&#8217;s three-year affair.<\/p>\n<p>On her 40th birthday, he promised the affair was over for good, but then he\ufeff went away and when Jan called the hotel, she learned that wasn&#8217;t true.<\/p>\n<p>As more stories are shared, Sam points out &#8220;there&#8217;s no instruction guide on how to leave a marriage, \ufeffI&#8217;m saying this from first hand&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>From sharing tears to laughing over <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/the-golden-bachelor\/katrina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Katrina&#039;s\">Katrina&#8217;s<\/a> incredible final gift from her ex-husband, the camaraderie in the room is BEAUTIFUL.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/b8b934c8-b3f8-4a08-b6bc-4211dd455791.png\"   alt=\"The Golden Bachelor 2025 \"\/>Grab me a wine, I want to join! (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s especially touching to <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/the-golden-bachelor\/sunny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Sunny\">Sunny<\/a>, who\ufeff as the only woman in her family is not used to seeing it.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s also not used to being vulnerable, but \ufeffthis is as safe a space as any to share!<\/p>\n<p>Sunny recalls the end of her 15-year relationship after she returned to South Korea to look after her ailing mother, who sadly passed in January.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I came back, my partner already packed up and he&#8217;s gone out of my life,&#8221; she explains.<\/p>\n<p>The group&#8217;s support in that moment is so special to her. \ufeff<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\ufeffI don&#8217;t have any sisters but they&#8217;ve become my sisters,&#8221; she sobs.<\/p>\n<p>Cocktail party<\/p>\n<p>Gera arrives late with a rose in hand, instantly sending the group into a frenzy.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffShe recaps the puppies, the Bear, the guns \u2013 it&#8217;s a lot.<\/p>\n<p>Bear arrives and to their disappointment, he&#8217;s covered the arms in an (albeit dashing) suit.<\/p>\n<p>Katrina is feeling especially nervous today and is desperate to pull Bear for a conversation.<\/p>\n<p>As she makes her move, Jan swoops in and accidentally &#8220;c&#8211;kblocks&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/2d9d6158-b87a-4c4d-87d1-3e92658d70e6.png\"   alt=\"The Golden Bachelor 2025 Katrina\"\/>&#8220;I&#8217;m gonna need a champagne.&#8221; (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>Bear grabs Sunny\ufeff, giving her the chance to reveal some of her past.<\/p>\n<p>She tells him about her mother who only recently past, and Bear tells her about losing his mum in the same year as his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Sunny feels seen, heard, and like their connection is deepening yet again.<\/p>\n<p>The women who went on the horse-riding date have a few added challenges tonight: walking, and sitting, and just generally anything that involves, as Kim puts it, &#8220;\ufeffthe part of your anatomy that has been bereft of that for sometime&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/72156a57-d54c-493e-b433-56cc4d647518.jpeg\"   alt=\"The Golden Bachelor 2025 Bianca Jan\"\/>Ouch. (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>Finally, it&#8217;s Katrina&#8217;s time.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately,\ufeff that time requires a treacherous trek across vast lands, which does look a lot like the mansion&#8217;s outdoor stairs.<\/p>\n<p>Her nerves definitely get the better of her, as their chat is more\ufeff awkward giggle than meaningful conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Rose ceremony\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>Katrina isn&#8217;t super confident that her and Bear&#8217;s arduous hike is enough to keep her safe tonight.<\/p>\n<p>In Pictures<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/2025\/10\/20\/10\/33\/australia-2025-cast-bachelorettes-style-fashion\" class=\"styles__LinkFigure-sc-1tds0mw-2 demezA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/9c203a2c-d16b-4536-87bc-f615afb06aec.png\"   alt=\"The Golden Bachelor 2025 episode 3 fashion\" class=\"styles__Image-sc-1tds0mw-3 gHFkfX\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every show-stopping Cocktail Party look from The Golden Bachelor 2025<\/p>\n<p>The ladies dress to impress on night three!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/2025\/10\/20\/10\/33\/australia-2025-cast-bachelorettes-style-fashion\" class=\"styles__Button-sc-1tds0mw-7 eJOtpF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He has 12 roses, and since Bianca and Gera already have one each, one lady will be packing her bags.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>As the names are called, Katrina and <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/the-golden-bachelor\/hamidah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Hamidah&#039;s\">Hamidah&#8217;s<\/a> fears intensify.<\/p>\n<p>With just one to go, Bear calls &#8220;Katrina&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffSadly, it is Hamidah&#8217;s time to go but she&#8217;s leaving with her head held high and a smile on her face.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/0a33214b-9a86-48de-aa3a-134236e09f00.jpeg\"   alt=\"The Golden Bachelor 2025 Hamidah Bear\"\/>Iconic! (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow night, it&#8217;s \ufeffthe first annual Golden Bachie charity gala!<\/p>\n<p>Tune in to see all the women put on a show \u2013 \ufefflycra not required, but highly encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>Want even more Golden Bachelor? Watch our exclusive exit interviews below:\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Bachelor airs Monday and Tuesday at 7.30pm Channel 9 and 9Now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stream.9now.com.au\/GI8cx2JI4Wb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Stream episode of The Golden Bachelor Australia on 9Now. \ufeff\">Stream episode of The Golden Bachelor Australia on 9Now.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/latest\/ninecomau-whats-app-signup\/421c4156-5b58-42a0-9c4e-e65401b4e271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE<\/a>: Stay across all the latest news from your favourite shows via our WhatsApp channel. 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